epithet
noun
[ ˈɛpɪθɛt ]
• an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
• "old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’"
Similar:
sobriquet,
nickname,
byname,
title,
name,
label,
tag,
description,
designation,
denomination,
characterization,
identification,
moniker,
handle,
appellation,
cognomen,
anonym,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French épithète, or via Latin from Greek epitheton, neuter of epithetos ‘attributed’, from epitithenai ‘add’, from epi ‘upon’ + tithenai ‘to place’.
